I keep this next to my bible. Essential!
beautiful book
beautiful book
The title of her book below is _ Societies, Religion, and History: Central-East Tanzanians and the World They Created, c. 200 BCE to 1800 CE. (2009)_. This text uses the tool of historical comparative linguistics to piece together a more complete history of central east Tanzania. Beyond this one modern state of Africa, this text is instructive for African history in general and Bantu languages and cultures more specifically. It is a valuable tool for reconstructing a much misunderstood aspect of African history. You all should get to know her work and incorporate her research into your ongoing studies.
Description:
Scholars often equate a Swahili presence with the moment history began on the Tanzanian central coast. In this book, Rhonda M. Gonzales proposes an altogether different and more comprehensive narrative.
Societies, Religion, and History is the first study to apply historical linguistic methods to the Bantu-speaking peoples of the coastal and interior regions of central east Tanzania, individuals and communities who later became part of the Swahili world. The Seuta and Ruvu Bantu societies were entrenched along the coast and interior of Tanzania for centuries before Swahili-speaking populations expanded their towns and settlements southward along the East African coastline.
Making use of historical linguistics, the findings of cutting-edge archaeologists, ethnographic sources, and her own extensive field research, Gonzales unfolds a historical panorama of thriving societies engaged in vibrant cross-cultural exchange and prosperous regional and transoceanic networks. According to Gonzales, scholars need to integrate these communities into their stories if they are to compose a full and satisfying history of central eastern Tanzania. Recovering this history requires close attention to the happenings of the interior, often misleadingly referred to—and treated—as hinterland. Toward that end, Gonzales combines a challenging range of historical resources to build a long-term history of the social, cultural, and religious beliefs and practices of the region as they have developed over the past 2,000 years.
Description:
Scholars often equate a Swahili presence with the moment history began on the Tanzanian central coast. In this book, Rhonda M. Gonzales proposes an altogether different and more comprehensive narrative.
Societies, Religion, and History is the first study to apply historical linguistic methods to the Bantu-speaking peoples of the coastal and interior regions of central east Tanzania, individuals and communities who later became part of the Swahili world. The Seuta and Ruvu Bantu societies were entrenched along the coast and interior of Tanzania for centuries before Swahili-speaking populations expanded their towns and settlements southward along the East African coastline.
Making use of historical linguistics, the findings of cutting-edge archaeologists, ethnographic sources, and her own extensive field research, Gonzales unfolds a historical panorama of thriving societies engaged in vibrant cross-cultural exchange and prosperous regional and transoceanic networks. According to Gonzales, scholars need to integrate these communities into their stories if they are to compose a full and satisfying history of central eastern Tanzania. Recovering this history requires close attention to the happenings of the interior, often misleadingly referred to—and treated—as hinterland. Toward that end, Gonzales combines a challenging range of historical resources to build a long-term history of the social, cultural, and religious beliefs and practices of the region as they have developed over the past 2,000 years.
T-K-G
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@Cheeky Reshi 
i just finished the 2nd book.
bast, elodin, and auri are my favorites easily
can't wipe the grin off my face when they show up
but why you put me on to this series knowing im gonna have to wait for the last book now
i feel sick 
bouta knock out his dark materials while i wait tho
i just finished the 2nd book.
bast, elodin, and auri are my favorites easily
can't wipe the grin off my face when they show upbut why you put me on to this series knowing im gonna have to wait for the last book now
i feel sick bouta knock out his dark materials while i wait tho
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T-K-G
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i read the comic version of neverwhere, it was pretty dopeJust finished this
shyt was incredible. About to read his other book Neverwhere
I've been sitting on the pdf of this in a minute, just haven't opened it yet cuz im finishing my re-read of the dune series and the his dark materials seriesjust bought this book
fantasy novel written by a black author
had no idea the author was black tho
It's pretty good so far
I could see it getting made into a tv show/moviehe's very good at creating worlds.
only like 5/6 dollars on amazon kindle, I'd recommend it.
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Thatrogueassdiaz
We're on the blood path now
I like Murakami, though he can go into the deep end sometimes with his imagination.
I own Man's Search for Meaning, and What Everybody is saying is on my wishlist. I'm big into body language.
Just finished this
shyt was incredible. About to read his other book Neverwhere
Great book. I didn't understand the ending, though.
Nobuo Uematsu
Elegant Black Mage
just bought this book
fantasy novel written by a black author
Ahhh that's my joint. Durham inspired me to write my own fantasy novels. Stick with the series, it gets a little crazy toward the middle of book two but it pays off.
Y'all nikkas reading real heavy. I just finished grad school and I'm reading all brain candy right now.
Just stared my third re-read of A Game of Thrones the other day. Got McBride's Good Lord Bird queued up and about to cop Kiese Laymon's How Slowly To Kill Yourself and Others in America (GET THAT SHYT)
This weekend I read I Have The Right To Destroy Myself by Young-ha Kim, it's some surreal depressing type literary stuff but the prose is amazing and the characters are interesting.
Ahhh that's my joint. Durham inspired me to write my own fantasy novels. Stick with the series, it gets a little crazy toward the middle of book two but it pays off.
Y'all nikkas reading real heavy. I just finished grad school and I'm reading all brain candy right now.
Just stared my third re-read of A Game of Thrones the other day. Got McBride's Good Lord Bird queued up and about to cop Kiese Laymon's How Slowly To Kill Yourself and Others in America (GET THAT SHYT)
This weekend I read I Have The Right To Destroy Myself by Young-ha Kim, it's some surreal depressing type literary stuff but the prose is amazing and the characters are interesting.
whenever you finish your novel and have it up on amazon or something let me know and I'll buy it
Nobuo Uematsu
Elegant Black Mage
Good lookin out, breh.
I actually finished a novel for National Novel Writing Month, but it's kinda amateurish so i'm not gonna charge for it. I'm gonna put it up on Wattpad so folks can read it for free.
Are the characters white?It's pretty good so far
he's very good at creating worlds.
only like 5/6 dollars on amazon kindle, I'd recommend it.
just4purpose
Pro
It really should.
The important people are mostly black. the royal family of the largest kingdom is black.